I currently have XP Home and will be upgrading to XP Pro. I got myself a new motherboard and processor today but I am not sure which I should install first...
Hardware or software?
2006-08-21 08:00:56 · 10 answers · asked by thetonik 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I would say, install all the needed drivers for your Mobo and CPU first, before you install XP Pro.
2006-08-21 08:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by pfc_weiss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware: changing the processor and motherboard might mean you need to re-activate, so you'd have to activate twice if you installed the SW first. Ideally, you'd re-format and do a fresh install of XP, but that takes more time. Cheers
2006-08-21 08:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by assemblyhacker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely install the software first. It can guide you through the hardware installation process.
2006-08-21 08:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot install software without installing the hardware first.
2006-08-22 06:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install the hardware first, then upgrade Windows. If you install Windows first then upgrade the hardware, Windows will probably not boot.
2006-08-21 08:08:15 · answer #5 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could all precise have a hardware situation. Your brilliant guess is to open the computer and get rid of all unnecessary hardware like soundcards, extra drives (exceptthe ones you surely favor to position in living house windows) and the different extra playing cards mutually with community playing cards or modems. attempt installation back and observe if it keeps any extra. If it completes, you could attempt including the playing cards back in a unmarried at a time and attempt powering up the computer and observe if windopws recognizes them or has any topics getting them to artwork. good success!
2016-11-30 22:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by ag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't do much with out the hardware so do those first then do the software. Before you go online make sure you protect it with a anti-virus.
2006-08-21 08:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware.
2006-08-21 08:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by archernz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first on your motherbord mount the processor with corect position, then pull clips apart of ram soket and insrt your RAM module(s) and press slightly to fix it firmly, then it comes to power connection with SMPS which is mounted on cabinet, then conect HDD and CD or DVD drives to IDE or SATA(in case of HDD). then install Your Operating System...
2006-08-21 08:13:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
intall hardware becuz yor computer can detect it then software
2006-08-21 08:10:13 · answer #10 · answered by sammywhowho 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋